Postretirement Plans (Tables)

4 Months Ended

Apr. 19, 2025

Summary of Company's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets Related Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plan

The following summarizes the company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets related pension and other postretirement benefit plan accounts at April 19, 2025 compared to accounts at December 28, 2024 (amounts in thousands):

	April 19, 2025			December 28, 2024
Noncurrent benefit asset	$	6,773		$	6,869
Current benefit liability	$	703		$	703
Noncurrent benefit liability	$	5,241		$	5,511
AOCI, net of tax	$	(348	)	$	(257	)

Summary of Total Cost and Employer Contributions

The Flowers Foods, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan covers substantially all the company’s employees who have completed certain service requirements. The total cost and employer contributions were as follows (amounts in thousands):

	For the Sixteen Weeks Ended
	April 19, 2025		April 20, 2024
Total cost and employer contributions	$	10,777	$	10,520

Pension plans

Components of Net Periodic Benefit / Cost

The net periodic pension cost for the company’s plans include the following components (amounts in thousands):

	For the Sixteen Weeks Ended
	April 19, 2025			April 20, 2024
Service cost	$	187		$	224
Interest cost		357			362
Expected return on plan assets		(425	)		(494	)
Amortization of prior service cost		8			18
Amortization of net loss		—			13
Total net periodic pension cost	$	127		$	123